Prep spotlight: McKinney named volleyball coach at Glenwood

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Mar 8, 2019 at 9:40 PMMar 8, 2019 at 10:00 PM

CHATHAM — Brooksana McKinney, who played for Lincoln Land Community College’s national runner-up team in 2015 and served as an assistant coach at Blackburn College last fall, has been named varsity volleyball coach at Chatham Glenwood High School.

McKinney, 23, will take over for Aimee Sutton, who resigned. She coached the Titans the past two seasons. Competing in Class 4A, they went 16-19 this past season.

McKinney attended High School in Park Hills, Missouri, before enrolling at Lincoln Land, where she was recruited as a setter but played mostly defense. She then transferred to MacMurray College, where she played one season before being sidelined by an injury.

Last year was McKinney’s first on the Blackburn staff. But she’s also been involved with the Capital Area Volleyball Club for five years, including coaching junior high and high school players the past three years.

McKinney was hired strictly as a coach at Glenwood. She will not teach there.

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PEORIA — Nokomis High School junior Carter Sabol in Class 1A and Pleasant Plains junior Joel Niermann in 2A were named second-team all-state by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association.

Three State Journal-Register-area players were third-team selections: Calvary’s Derrick Roberts and Mason City Illini Central’s Max May in Class 1A, and Litchfield’s Sam Painter in 2A.

Also in Class 2A, Williamsville’s Griffin Keebler and Riverton’s Spencer Yoggerst received special mention.

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